Marital Law in Action at RNC

In preemptive arrests, 8 activists were charged with “Conspiracy to commit riot”, which is a federal offense, and could lead to a sentence of 7 years. These were members of the RNC Welcoming Committee accused of assisting and coordinating protesters who, during the week of the Republican National Convention, became involved in clashes with riot police. Although the 8 did not directly participle in criminals acts during the actual protest marches, due in part to their earlier arrests, they bear the responsibility of the actions of those who did commit the acts according to authorities. The arrests were made after extensive surveillance of all the members and executed on Saturday, August 30 in daylight raids with weapons drawn.